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The Staitdard Unzo^i, long recognizing the merit of bowling as 
a healthy and wholesome sport, has no apologies to make for the 
prominence which it gives to this recreation, nor for its interest in 

promoting its development. It 






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OFFICIAL SCHEDULE ARRANGED BY CHARLES H. EBBET8. 



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The expression has been made that half the success of a Tour- 
nament is a well-balanced and tvenly arranged schedule. It is 

perhaps with that idea in 
mind that Manager Thomas 
Curtis enlisted the services 
of Charles H. Ebbets in be- 
half of the Sta7tdard Union 
Championship Tourney to 
solve the difficult problem of 
a thir teen-club schedule. 
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League is a matter of record. The schedule as arranged by Mr. 

Ebbets is as follows : 

Monday, April 8 Echo Apollo Qui Vive. 

Tuesday, April 9. ...Austin, Nichols. ..Tetnpleton Manhattan. 

Wednesday, April 10. Brooklyn Bicycle. Philadelphos Salamander. 

Thursday, April 11... Bergen Hill Qui Vive Osceola. 

Friday. April 12 Prospect Manhattan Brooklyn Bicycle. 

Monday, April 15 Salamander Osceola Park 

Tuesday. April 16 Apollo Austin, Nichols . . Philadelphos. 

Wednesday, April 17. Manhattan Bergen Hill Echo. 

Thursday, April 18. ..Templeton Park Apollo. 

Friday, April 19 Philadelphos Qui Vive Prospect. 

Monday, April 22 Park . . Brooklyn Bicycle. Bergen Hill 

Tuesday, April 23 Osceola Echo Austin, Nichols. 

Wednesday, April 21. Qui Vive Salamander Templeton. 

Thursday, April 25.. . Bergen Hill Prospect Apollo. 

Friday, April 26 Manhattan Osceola Philadelphos. 

Monday, April 2.) Templeton Echo Brooklyn Bicycle 

Tuesday, April 30 . . . .Park Prospect Austin, Nichols. 

Wednesday, May 1 . ..Apollo Manhattan Salamander. 

Thu^-sday, May 2 Austin, Nichols ..Brooklyn Bicycle. Qui Vive. 

Friday, May 3 Echo Philadelphos Park. 

Monday, May 6 Osceola Templeton Prospect, 

Tuesday, May 7 Salamander Austin, Nichols. . . Bergen Hill. 

Wednesday, May 3 . Qui Vive Park Manhattan. 

Thursday, May 9 . Brooklyn Bicyc'e. Apollo Osceola. 

Friday, May 10 Philadelphos .. Bergen Hill Templeton. 

Saturday, May 11 Prospect Salamander Echo. 

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By Abram Yager, of "The Brooklyn Eagle." 

A well-known writer said recently : "As Brooklyn goes so 
goes the countr>\" How well this sentiment covers the popular 
sport of ten-pins will be recognized by every bowler in this city. 

Within the past few years the 
game has gained such prom- 
inence that Brooklyn has be- 
come the recognized bowling 
centre of the country, an en- 
viable position considering 
the class of men that are en- 
gaged in the pastime. New 
York has acknowledged 
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the bridge, whereas in former 
days local bowlers were com- 
pelled to do the visiting to 
gain recognition. 

For this development of the 
sport it is easy to find a rea- 
son. Its inception may be 
said to date back to the or- 
ganization of the Inter-Club 
League in 1891. Since that 
time the advance has been 
swift and certain. The large 
number of clubmen directly 
interested was a sufficient guarantee of success. Its purely local 
character made it an object of comment among bowlers at large, 
who watched the ever changing race with as keen a relish as they 
did the doings in their own clubs or tournaments. The League has 
become as firmly established as the component clubs themselves. 

Another organization that should prove of great importance is 
the Royal Arcanum League. This rolled its first tournament during 
the present season, but owing to crude management, did not reach 
the plane it deserved. The experience gained by the contest just 
completed will be of abundant use next season, when it is expected 
that the eight councils participating will be increased to twenty. 

Outside of club circles the lesser organizations have kept pace 
with the big leagues. It has been said of Carruthers' alleys that 
they are the grammar school of the Inter-Club League. The en- 
terprise displayed by Thomas C. Carruthers in bringing the Ameri- 
can Amateur Union finals to this city deserves more than passing 
notice. It has made his headquarters a resort where bowlers from 
the entire metropolitan district meet on terms of equality; a society 
without officers, but, nevertheless, active and far-reaching, h rom 
this establishment all things pertinent to bowling radiate. Next in 
importance may be placed Gondran's, famous for high averages, 
Cody's oak alleys in South Brooklyn, Roos's Apollo Hall, and 
Gaetzner's, in the Eastern District; Bantle's, in Flatbush, and 
others of equal importance in every section of the city. 

The total number of tournaments that have been held or are in 
progress foots up to nearly two score, in which some tw^o thousand 
bowlers have been active participants, and ten times that many 
directly or indirectly interested . 

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While New York cannot boast of as many tournaments as 

Tooklyn, the bowlers on this side of the Bridge have had an active 

3ason. In no previous year have so many high scores been rolled, 

and from present indications 
several additional tourna- 
ments will be formed during 
the season of 1895-96. The 
American National is recog- 
nized as one, if not the lead- 
ing organization. The best 
bowlers take part in this 
tournament, not only from 
Brooklyn and New York, 
but from the surrounding 
towns. The fact that four 
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terestmg, and to the credit of 

le visitors it must be said that they made things hum. The 

lonarchs, Apollos, Arlingtons and Progress Teams w^U always be 

welcome at the Germania Assembly Rooms alleys, and an effort 

lay be made to induce several other Brooklyn clubs to join. 

New York's representative in the Athletic Bowling League, 
le New York Athletic Club, while landing in fourth place, had an 
verage high enough to win the first prize, but, unfortunately, lost 
sveral games after passing the 900 total. 

Another leading Gotham tournament is the one held at the 
larlem Republican Club alleys. The strongest teams in the upper 
istricts compete in the series, and a number of high scores have 
een the result of the efforts of the skillful contestants. 

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alleys. 

The judge leaves his bench, the lawyer his client, the banker 

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store— all rush together for 
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the Elephant Club House. There have been twenty-two regularly 
organized bowling clubs in the private alleys, the regular twenty- 
one teams in the Carruthers' National Tournament, the prelimin- 
ary and finals of the American Amateur Bowling Union, and the 
public are looking forward with considerable interest to the 
Standard Union contest, which promises to be the most memorable 
event in the history of bowling in this city. 

It is proposed to wind up the bowling season with a two-men 
team contest, made up of the best bowlers having a high average 
who have regularly bowled in the prominent Brookl 3m tournaments. 
Several important match games have been played on the public 
alleys. W. B. Fisher and F. Whittlesey, of the Oxford Club, rolled 
a series of games with Miller and Lounsbery, of the Union League ; 
Sellers, of the Echos against Allen, of the Salamanders; Waterbury, 
of the Echos, with Ward, of the Salamanders ; Sellers and Water- 
bury against Allen and Sorenson; Steinbugler, of the Midwood 
Club, against Leuly, of the Columbia; Bierschenck and Kling, 
Harrison and Seaton, of the Waverly, against Jenkins and Kling, 

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Games Played on the Alleys of the Aurora Grata, 
Carleton, Columbian, HiVNOVER, Knickerbocker, 
Lincoln, Midwood, Montauk, Oxford 
AND Union League Clubs. 
Officers, Season of i894-'95 : President, Frederick Webster; 
Vice-President, T. W. Lowell ; Secretar}^ J. W. Haviland ; Treas- 
urer, M. Gooderson. 

Tourney Degan October 23, 1894; ended March 12, 1S95. 
In point of influence the Inter-Club League easily ranks as the 
leading bowling organization in this country. The League was 




Union League Club Bowlers, 
Champions Inter-Club League, i893-'94, 

organized on the evening of September S, 1S91, at the Knicker- 
bocker Field Club, Flatbush. At a subsequent meeting, held at 
the Carleton Club, a permanent organization was effected, with the 
following clubs as charter members : Carleton, Knickerbocker, 
Lincoln, Midwood, Oxford and L^nion League. Dr. Thomas 
AYilde was the first President of the League. Montauk and Han- 
over were admitted to membership at a later date. The first tour- 
ney began on October 15, 1891, with games on the Carleton, Knick- 
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won the championship, with a team average of 7S6 and high score 
of 906. The Aurora Grata Club was admitted to membership in 
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1892, nine clubs competing in the tourney of that year. Montauk 
won the championship, with an average of 786 and high score of 
875. In 1893 the Columbian Club was admitted to membership, 
and the tourney consisted of ten clubs. Union League won the 
championship, with an average of 807 and a high score of 931. No 
change was made the past season in the membership of the League. 
The tourney was remarkable for the number of high team scores 
and the general excellence of the play. Oxford won the champion- 
ship, with an average of 832 and high score of 924. The result for 
second prize was a tie between Carleton and Hanover, and on the 
roll-off Hanover won. 

The individual prize winners were : High average, A. E. 
Miller, Union League, 6,213 pins ; average, 172. Least number of 




Oxford Club Team, 
Champions Inter-Club League, i894-'95. 

breaks, W. B. Fisher, Oxford, 88. High score, W. J. Purdy, Lin- 
coln, 235. The team records follow : 

Won. Lost. Total Pins. Av'age. High Score. 

Oxford 26 10 29,968 832 924 

Carleton 21 15 29,527 820 929 

Hanover 21 15 28,945 804 879 

Montauk 20 16 29,489 819 949 

Lincoln 20 16 29,324 814 928 

Union League.... 19 17 28,743 789 887 

Columbian 16 20 28,308 786 873 

Aurora Grata 14 22 28,347 787 888 

Midwood 12 24 27,606 766 863 

Knickerbocker.... 11 25 26,994 749 828 

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ROYAL ARCANUM LEAGUE. 



Games Played on the Fraternity Hall alleys, Alfred 
WOELFFEL, Proprietor, 869 Bedford avenue. 



Officers — Season iS 94-9 5 : President, F. O. Rhodes; Vice- 
President, W. C. M. Hotze ; Secretary and Treasurer, Edward Pye 
Tourney began December 6, 1894; ended February 28, 1895. 
The Royal Arcanum is a progressive and leading fraternal in- 
surance organization, and its advent among the local bowling 

organizations was a de- 
cided gain for the pop- 
.<a^^^--AvJ£ /^C^^^^^^^K^ ^^^ winter sport. The 

Kk^^"^ '^^'^^-^^-W^^^^fn^'^^^M^ Bowling League was 

organized November, 

I/I 1894, at Wilson's, and 

y^" -.^^F^^W^^^I^ci^^jM^ J Jf the call for the meeting 

' ^ £1 i^C^^/J^^H^ /J^ ^^^^ issued by Edward 

V '' ^^#^2^4^^^^^ y^ ^y^^ of Nassau Council. 

f^^^"^^ ^' " ^S^^^kS^mJ^ Eight councils entered 

"^ifei&I^^^BI^ the League, and the 

presentation of a cham- 
pionship trophy by the 
Brooklyn Daily Eagle 
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a standing, and made 
^___^_^_^_____^^^ the tourney a success. 

--^^ ^^^^^ ^\^Q i-ace for cham- 

- Eagle "TROPHY. pionship honors was 

hotly contested, but 
triumph finally perched upon the banner of Philadelphos Coun- 
cil, Gilbert being a good second. The records were not high, a 
fact due to some extent that only two balls were rolled instead of 
the regulation three-ball game. 

The team records of the tourney are : 

Team High 

Won. Lost, Average. Score. 

Philadelphos 12 2 749 829 

Gilbert 11 3 726 802 

De Witt Clinton 10 4 750 810 

Commonwealth 6 8 7^1 804 

Fulton 6 8 670 772 

Manhasset 5 9 673 746 

Nassau 4 10 612 761 

Long Island 2 12 641 726 

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President, E. J. Adams; Secretary 
Treasurer. B. J. Markwell. Dr. W. 
past season on the Aurora Grata 
Team in the Inter-Club 
League, will captain Phila- 
delphos in the Sta?idard Un- 
ion championship tourney. 

James of De Witt CUnton 
had high average, a record 
of 1 70 in nine games. Bodin 
of Fulton Council had high 
score record, 211. 

An Inter-City Champion- 
ship series was roUed between 
fifteen bowlers representing 
the Royal Arcanum leagues 
of New York and Brooklyn, 
on Reed's alleys. New York, 
on Saturday, March 16, 1895. 
The Brooklyn League won, 
the full score of the three 
games being 2,295 to 2,205. 



A special series of games, best three out of five, between Phil- 
adelphos and Gilbert Councils, for a silver trophy, resulted in favor 
of the former, w^ho won three games out four played. In the 
fourth game, rolled on George Boemermann's alleys. Dr. Scofield, 
of Philadelphos Council, scored 269. 

The tournament among seven Councils of the Royal Arcanum 
of New York proved a decided success. The games were rolled at 
Stalp's alleys in East 109th street. Each team played six games, 
the Americus Council securing the championship, winning all of 
their games. The Suburban Council made a good showing, sus- 
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WHEELMEN'S LEAGUE! 
Games Played on the alleys of the Different Clubs. 

The Tournament was under the auspices of the MetropoHtan 
Association of Cychng Clubs ; W. O. Tate, Chairman of the Bowl- 
ing Committee. 

Tourney began November 15, 1894; ended February 22, 1895. 
The League was organized this season with eleven clubs, of 
which six were Brooklyn organizations. The Liberty Wheelmen 
^ withdrew before the Touma- 

^/^K^^ ment was half finished. The 

^H^^BB^A Union County Roadsters, of 

- ■ '■ Rah way, won the champion- 

ll^ ship. The record of the Road- 

ie sters was a most creditable 

one, and they won first prize 
by steady and consistent play. 
On December 13 the Club 
was in third place, having 
won but six of the twelve 
games played. Beginning 
on that day with the Kings 
County Wheelmen, they 
scored eighteen consecutive 
victories, which placed them 
in the lead, where they re- 
mained till the finish. 

The Brooklyn Bicycle Club 
was the most dangerous rival 
of the Rahway lads for the 
THOMAS ANDERSON, Jr., championship honors. Cap- 

Brooklyn Bicycle Club. tain Anderson's team played 

good ten -pins the first part of 
the Tourney, and held the lead for some weeks, but were handi- 
capped the last half on account of the absence in several of the im- 
portant games of Sweezey, owing to sickness, and Allen's engage- 
ments in other Tourneys. 

The Brooklyn Bicycle Club has been represented in the Wheel- 
men's League the past three seasons. In the first Tourney they tied 
the Jersey City Athletic Club for second prize. Last season they 
won the championship. 

Captain Anderson is a well-known figure on local alleys. He 
was one of the organizers of the Fearless Club eight years ago, and 
has played with the Recreation and Mineola clubs. His record 
game this season was 243 in a match game with Waterbury on 
Trainor's alleys. 

The race for the New York Times high average medal was a 
feature of the League's Tourney, and the final result in favor of 
B. T. Allen, of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club, was quite gratifying to 
the local enthusiasts. His average was 173 28-29. His nearest rival, 
Olozaga, of the Atalanta Wheelmen, had an average of 173 18-19. 
The team records of the Tourney are : 

Aver- High Aver- High 

Won Lost age Score Won Lost age Score 

Union County R.. 33 7 809 926 Bushwick W 21 19 760 880 

Brooklyn B.C.... 26 14 790 861 Tourist C 14 26 732 844 

Atalanta W 2.5 15 826 960 Castle Point C. .. . 14 26 719 827 

Kings County W. 24 16 779 902 Columbia W 12 28 724 833 

Montauk W 23 17 779 936 Liberty W Withdrawn. 

Manhattan B. C. 21 ,18 762 863 

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THE FIVE-MEN TEAM RECORD. 

America, of Newark. 

The America Club, of Newark, N. J., hold the five-men team 
record for the season of tS94-'95. It was made in the Montgomery 

Tournament, Newark, on 
February 12, 1S95, against 
the Berkeley. The America 
Club was organized in 1887, 
and has in that short period 
made a most enviable record. 
It won the championship of 
the American Amateur Bow- 
ling Union in 1894, and again 
carried off first prize in this 
year's finals, losing but 
one game. The officers of 
the Club are : President, 
William T. Corrigan ; Vice- 
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AMERICAN AMATEUR BOWLING UNION 



PRELIMINARIES AND FINALS, 






The Brooklyn preliminary and the final were rolled on the 
Elephant Club house alleys. The New Jersey and New York pre- 
liminaries on different club alleys. 

Officers, season 1894-95: President, J. P. LaFoy ; Treasurer, 
F. M. Clute ; Secretary, W. S. Muchmore ; Chairman of the 

Bowling Commit- 
tee; R. S. Luqueer; 
the Brooklyn mem- 
bers of the commit- 
tee are Messrs. Pell, 
Anderson and Has- 
sell. 

While the game 
of ten-pins has al- 
ways held a large 
circle of admirers 
and enthusiasts, it 
was not until the 
organization of the 
American Amateur 
Bowling Associa- 
tion, now Union, 
on the evening of 
September 17, 1890, 
by W. J. Pell, of 
the Echo Bowling 
Club; R. L. Lee, of 
the C()Smopolitans ; 
J. H. W. Cole, of 
the Staten Island 
Athletic Club; H. 
C. Zaun, of the American Bowling Club ; A. H. Curtis, of the 
Manhattan Athletic Club; W. H. Trafton, of the Produce Ex- 
change Bowling Club, and G. P. Wadleigh, of the Jersey City 
Athletic Club, that the game attained the popular interest it holds 
to-day. 

The rules and regulations governing the game and construc- 
tion of alleys, as formulated by them, have been universally adopted 
in this country, and in some cases abroad as well. 

The result of the preliminaries brought together for the cham- 




Wm. J. Pell, 
Founder of the A. A. B. U. 



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pionsbip of the Union the following clubs : Osceola, Salamander, 
Echo, and Waverly of this city ; Phoenix, New York, and Bloom- 

ingdale of New York ; Amer- 
ica and Riverside, of Newark. 
The America won the cham- 
pionship, duplicating their 
record of last year of having 
biit one defeat in the tourney. 
The America led in all de- 
partments, except total spares 
and least breaks. Allen, of 
the Salamander, won high 
average prize, with a record 
of 1,453 pins, beating out 
Booth of the America by 
five pins. Col. Sellers of 
the Echo won the spare 
prize, having a total of 48 




J. P. LaFoy, 
President of the A. A. B. U. 



in eight games. The team records follow 



J.. 



America Newark, N 

Osceola Brooklyn . 

Salamander Brooklyn . 

Phoenix New York . 

Echo... Brooklyn. 

New York B.C New York 3 

Bloomingdale New York 3 

Waverly Brooklyn 2 

Riverside A. C Newark, N. J . . 1 



Won 
7 
6 
5 
5 
4 



Lost 
1 
2 
3 
3 
4 
5 
5 
6 
7 



Aver- 
age 
836 

829 
832 
817 
808 
797 
794 
789 
779 



High 
Score 

939 

896 

891 

863 

844 

846 

845 

844 

848 



The team records of the Preliminary Tourney of the Brooklyn 



section follow: 



Won. Lost. 



Salamander 5 2 

Echo 5 2 

Waverly 5 2 

Osceola 4 3 



Won. 

South Paw 4 

Adelohi 4 

Pin Knight 1 

Evergreen 



Lost. 
3 
3 
6 

7 



On roll-off Salamander won first prize. 



S. 

Salamander 148 

Echo 171 

Waverly 155 

Osceola 188 

South Paw 155 

Adelphi 160 

Pin Knight 140 

*Evergeeen 112 



^GES 


(Ten Men Teams). 








Total 


High 




S. 


B. 


Pins. 


Score. 


Average 


291 


261 


10,898 


1,637 


1,556 6-7 


260 


269 


10,771 


1,583 


1,538 5-7 


290 


245 


10,936 


1,649 


1,562 2-7 


240 


272 


11,053 


1,681 


1,579 


277 


268 


10,642 


1,557 


1,520 2-7 


278 


262 


10,871 


1,654 


1,553 


261 


299 


10,466 


1,556 


1,495 1-7 


200 


288 


8,463 


1.477 


1,410 1-2 



• Forfeited to the Osceola Club, who, however, rolled to complete their 
team and individual averages. 



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THE OSCEOLA CLUB. 
Representing the A. A. B. U. 

The recognition accorded the American Amateur Bowling 
Union in giving it representation in the Standard Union Chame 

pionship Tournament was a 

well-deserved tribute. The 

Osceola Club was organized 
November 8, 1888, and has 
been represented in the Car- 
ruthers' National the past five 
years. It won third prize in 
the Carruthers' National this 
season, and second prize in 
the finals of the A. A. B. U. 
Captain Boger, in the laat 
two games the Club played 
in the Carruthers' National, 
scored respectively 236 and 
208. The officers of the Club 
are : President, L. Taylor ; 
Vice-President, J. S. Van 
Tassell ; Secretary, James 
French ; Treasurer, George 
H. Kershaw ; Captain, Geo. 
C. Boger ; Assistant Captain, 
A. C. Cooper George C. Boger. 




Union Championship Tourney by 



SALAMANDER-REPRESENTING THE BROOKLYN 
SECTION OF THE A. A. B. U. 

TheSalamander BowHng Club was admitted to the Standard 

reason of their record in the 
Brooklyn Section of the A. 
A. B. U., in which they won 
first prize. The club during 
the six years of its existence 
has been foremost in the 
many tournaments in which it 
has been engaged. Last sea- 
son it won first prize in the two 
Shaughnessy Tournaments 
of South Brooklyn, and won 
second prize in the finals of 
the A. A. B. U. Captain 
Lougheed is one of the oldest 
pin knights in this city. He 
began his career with the 
Accidental Bowling Club, in 
Gold street, about twenty 
years ago. The officers of 
the Club are : President, H. 
L. Ruth ; Vice-President, C. 
'W. Powell; Secretary and 
Treasurer, W. Lichtenstein ; 
Captain, W. Lougheed. 




William Lougheed, 
of the Salamander. 



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.\,,tontC/„i^^^^^. 




i409p.^^i4ii Fulton Street, 

BROOKLYiN, N. Y. 



T. C. CARRUTHERS, 



Proprietor. 



EIGHT BOWLING ALLEYS, 

Four of them expressly for Ladies' Clubs 
Afternoon and Evening. 

RIN BOYS .^LW^AYS OX HAND. 

Spacious Public and Private Billiard Parlors. 



I would especially call my patrons' attention to the elegant 

DINING PARLORS 

for Ladies and Gentlemen, which have been recently added to 
the establishment and will be found most convenient for Dinner 
and Theatre Parties. 



N. B.— The Private Bowling Alleys being in such greatj 
demand, clubs desirous of securing them for next season should] 
make application early in June. 

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CARRUTHERS' NATIONAL TOURNAMENT. 

Games Played on the Elephant Club House Alleys, 
T. C. Carruthers, Prop., 1409 and 141 i Fulton St. 

Officers : President, Nate Harrison ; Secretary, J. F. Gar- 
lock ; Treasurer, T. C. Carnithers. 

Tourney began October 8, 1894 ; ended March 25, 1895. 
For the fifth time since its participation in the Carruthers' 
National, the Echo Bowling Club has won the championship. The 
Tournament was without doubt the most representative ever held 
on the Elephant Club-house alleys, clubs from the Eastern District, 
Flatbush, South Brooklyn, New York and the Hill section of this 
city all striving for championship honors. The club prizes were 

won in the order here print- 
ed : Echo, Fearless, Osce- 
ola, Adelphi, Salamander 
Orchard and Ivanhoe. 

The history of bowling in 
this city is so closely identi- 
fied with that of the Echo 
Club that they are well nigh 
inseparable. Organized in 
May, 1884, "the Club at once 
assumed a prominent posi- 
tion, and during the ten years 
of its existence the club's rec- 
ord has been a most pro- 
gressive and honorable one. 
Prominent among its mem- 
bers is William J. Pell, who, 
of all men connected with 
the sport, has put forth the 
best efforts to elevate and 
place the game on a firmer 
footing. His connection with 
the A. A. B. U. is too well 




William B. Sellers, 

of the Echo. 



known to be referred to. W. B. Sellers is one of the few men who 
can lay claim to having made the maximum score of 300. This he 
made on February 11, 1890, in a practice game on the Elephant Club- 
house alleys. 

The team records were as follows : 



Won. 

Echo 15 

Fearless 15 

Osceola 14 

Adelphi 14 

Salamander ... 14 

Ivanhoe 12 

Pin Knight.... 12 

Waverly 12 

Orchard 12 

Reinecke 11 

Prospect 10 



High 
Lost. Av'age. Score, 



809 
811 
809 
794 
826 
811 
804 
787 
772 
791 
792 



881 
872 
918 
878 



878 
872 
841 
870 
918 



High 

Won. Lost. Av'age. Score. 

Herkimer 9 11 765 899 

Monroe 8 12 801 891 

Harmony 8 12 791, 856 

South Paw 8 12 778 864 

Clermont 7 13 767 859 

Pelham 7 13 751 844 

Clover 6 14 772 853 

Evergreen 6 14 763 817 

Tioga 5 15 761 903 

Flatbush 5 15 736 798 



The records of the individual prize winners were as follows: 

Name and Club. Games 

Sellers, Echo . . 20 

Meht, Fearless 20 

Wells, Echo 20 

Walters, Reinecke 20 

Fisher, Ivanhoe 20 

Good, Pin Knight 20 



Average. 
178.8 
178.5 
172.13 
171.18 
170.17 
169.10 



Pins. 
3,568 
3,565 
3,453 
3,438 
3.417 
,3.390 



High Score . 
212 
231 
224 
199 
217 
205 



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TELEPHONE, SOUTH 91 



GoNDRAN & Heard, 

Successors to J. J. Shaughnessy. 

Cafe, 
Billiai'd Parlor 



AND 



Bowling Alleys. 

CHOICEST BRANDS OF 

Wines, Liquors, Ales and Cigars 

632 KlKTH AVKNUK, 

Corner 14th Street, BROOKLYN. 



During the Season the following Bowling Tournaments will|be 
rolled on these Alleys: 

OCTOBER FIRST TO MAY THIRTY-FIRST, 

GONDRAN'S BROOKLYN TOURNAMENT, 

Five-Men Teams. 



APRIL FIRST TO MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, 
GONDRAN'S TWO-MEN TEAM TOURNAMEN 



JUNE FIRST TO SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, 

GONDRAN'S INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT. 

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GONDRAN'S BROOKLYN TOURNAMENT. 

Games Played on the Alleys of Messrs. Gondran & 

Heard, Fifth Avenue and Fourteenth Street. 

Officers: President, C. H. Ebbets; Secretary, C. W. Pow- 
ell ; Treasurer, A. Gondran. 

Tourney began October 6, 1894; ended March 26, 1S95. 
The championship of Gondran's Brooklyn Tourney resulted in 
favor of the Qui Vive, with the highest team average on record m 
this city. The fact that the Club had already won the champion- 
ship of Bantle's Flatbush Tourney gave to the Club winning second 

place the privilege of repre- 
senting the Gondran Tour- 
ney in the Standard U?iwn 
Championship Tournament. 
Prospect and Ansonia fin- 
ished tie for second prize, and 
on the roll-o£E the former 
won. The Prospect Club is 
a well-known organization, 
having been active in South 
Brooklyn bowling circles the 
past ten years. It won the 
championship of the Shaugh- 
nessy South Brooklyn Tour- 
nament for three successive 
years. Few men have done 
more to advance the interest 
of the sport than George 
Mason, whose liberality in 
presenting prizes to those 
^ ,, whose skill merited reward 

GEORGE MASON, ^^^ ^^^^ ^.^ ^ ^^^^^^ 

Of the Prospect. favorite outside of his own 

circle of clubmates. Charles H. Ebbets is Mr. Mason's lieutenant, 
and the Club is not only strong in playing strength, but representa- 
tive in its character. The officers of the Club are : President, J. 
T. Breen ; Secretary and Treasurer, E. E. Flynt; Captain, George 
Mason. 

High 
Won. Lost.Av'age. Score. 

Qui Vive 22 6 875 948 

Prospect 20 8 851 949 

Ansonia 20 8 834 934 

Aurora 19 9 811 887 

Salamanders . . 16 12 839 933 

Mikado 16 12 814 874 

Fearless 15 13 827 902 

Reinecke 13 15 793 949 

The individual prize winners were as follows : 

Name. Club. Games. Pins. Av'age. High Score. 












High 




Won. 


;Lost. 


Av'age. 


Score. 


Speedaway... 


.. 15 


13 


797 


867 


Melrose 


.. 12 


16 


796 


914 


Central 


.. 11 


17 


798 


903 


Brunswick .. 


.. 10 


18 


669 


834 


Mercury 


.. 9 


19 


79^ 


937 


Madison 


.. 6 


22 


763 


844 


Rambler 


.. 6 


22 


695 


853 



5,181 183 216 

5,079 181 243 

4,675 179 238 

5,001 178 238 

4,983 177 232 

the prize for the greatest 
number of clean games, having four to his credit. 

29 



A. Klucken . . . Qui Vive. . . 28 
F. Klucken. . .Qui Vive. . . 28 

H. Meht Fearless .... 26 

F. Hitchcock.. Prospect 28 

C . Sorenson . . . An sonia 28 

A. Klucken, of the Qui Vive, won 



THE OAK 



BOWLING ALLEYS. 



WET GOODS. 



460 



FIFTH AVENUE, 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



S. J. CODY, Proprietor. 

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CODY'S TOURNAMENT. 
Games Played on the Oak alleys, S. J. Cody, Proprie- 
tor, No. 460 Fifth avenue. 

Officers. — President, M. T. Bartlett ; Vice-President, M. 
Griffin; Secretary, H. Hendricks; Treasurer, S. J. Cody. 

Tourney began October 29, 1894; ended December 21, 1894. 
The yearly competitions on the Oak Alleys attract general atten- 
tion in South Brooklyn circles, and the popularity of the resort is a 

matter to which the enter- 
prising proprietor points with 
pardonable pride. The Tour- 
ney, which resulted in favor 
of the Park, was hotly con- 
tested by at least four clubs, 
and the final outcome was a 
tie for first prize between 
Park and Arlington. On the 
roll-off the former won, scores 
S09 to 747. 

The Park Club was organ- 
ized November, 1890, and has 
always made a creditable rec- 
ord in the various tourneys. 
The captain of the team is A. 
J. Bushong, whose consistent 
work on the base-ball field is 
a matter of past history. The 
officers of the Club are: Pres- 
ident, George Bricklemeier ; 
Vice-President, P. J. Dono- 
A J. Bushong, hue ; Secretary- and Treas- 

of the Park. ^i^er, Mr. Taylor. 

In the_ Prospect Heights Tourney, April, 1893, the Park's ten 
men team, rolling in two sections, scored a total of 2,010 pins. In 
Cody's Tourney, on the opening night, the five-men team scored 
94S, of which 131 pins were made in the tenth frame. 

The average prize winners of the Tourney were: Scanlon, 
Park, 176 ; Bartlett, Park, 173 ; Hill, Aurora, 169 ; McMath, Aurora, 
168. High individual score prize was won by Bushong, Park, with 
246. Duval, Universal, won the spare prize with 71, Goggins, Leo 
Lyceum, being second with 66. 




The team records follow : 



w 

Park 13 

Arling-ton ... 1.3 

Aurora 11 

Central 10 

Leo Lyceum 9 



Total 

Pins 

12.913 

12,572 

12.775 

12.445 

11.941 



Aver- High 

age Score 

807 948 

785 856 

798 908 

777 877 

746 819 



Universal 

Hippecanute 

Bedford 

Columbian, . 



7 
4 
3 
2 



12 
14 
14 



Total 

Pins 

12,516 

11,399 

11,343 

11,609 



Aver- High 
age Score 

782 872 

712 819 

709 789 

725 855 



A Sub-tournament began on January 7, 1895, and ended March 
29, 1S95, the records of which follow : 

Aver- High 

_ AVou Lost age Score 

Central 13 1 831 904 

Universal 10 4 816 888 

Aurora 9 5 799 890 

Madison 9 5 792 865 

Excelsior 8 6 797 868 

Park , 8 6 796 904 

Leo Lyceum .... 7 7 765 826 

Kippecanute.... 7 7 744 806 



Won Lost 

Lexow 7 7 

Columbian 6 8 

Bedford 5 9 

Vig-ilant 5 9 

Atlantic 5 9 

Union 4 10 

Clover 2 12 



Aver- 
age 
736 
762 
775 
774 
760 
771 
731 



High 
Score 
839 
847 
8:33 
855 
865 
822 
800 



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Bantle^s 
Flatbush Hall 

471, 473 Flatbus^ i^ venue, 



Opp. Prospect Park, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

TO LET FOR 

RECEPT IONS, 
BALLS AND 
ENTERTAINMENTS. 



[fowling J\l/eys and [^ool J ables. 



A. BANTLE, Proprietor, 




BANTLE'S FLATBUSH TOURNAMENT. 

Games played on the alleys of Albert bantle, No. 
471 flatbush avenue. 

Officers : President, Charles Schwalbach ; Secretary, H. F. 
Mayland; Treasurer. George J. Craigen. 

Tourney began October 13, 1894; ended February 9, 1895. 

If there is one club above all others in whose work the fol- 
lowers of the sport have taken a keen interest it is the Qui Vive. 

They will undoubtedly be 
one of the leading attractions 
in the Standard Union cham- 
pionship tourney. Fortunate, 
indeed, is ?>antle's tourney in 
having such a strong and 
representative organization. 
The club was organized 
ten years ago under the name 
of Poodle and won first prize 
in a ten-men team tourney on 
the Golden Eagle alleys, 
Smith street, in 1890. The 
distinctive feature of the club 
is the fact that it is composed 

""^■rilfc ™^^^^y ^^ ^^® members of 

W^^Km one family, and four of these 

^^^^m ^ brothers roll on the cham- 

^HB pion team. John Smith, who 

^^|il has played with a number of 

prominent clubs, completes 
the team. The team has ex- 
Ralph Klucken, ceeded the nine - hundred 

of the Qui Vive. mark on more than one oc- 

casion the past season. In the individual tourney, rolled last sum- 
mer on Gondran's alleys, Frank Klucken won second average prize, 
with a record of 214 for twenty-five games, and had a high score of 
258. A. M. Klucken, in the same tourney, had an average of 212. 
Fifteen teams competed in the tourney, and the excellent man- 
agement of President Schwalbach was conducive to the success of 
the^undertaking. The team records follow : 

Team High 
Won, Lost. Average. Score. 

Qui Vive 18 1 869 942 

Apollo 12 2 847 911 

Melrose, No. i 10 4 806 903 

Belmont 10 4 793 856 

Flatbush, No. i 9 5 789 906 

Winter's Eve 9 6 781 848 

Orion, No. i 8 6 788 885 

Flatbush, No. 2 6 8 753 819 

Star 6 8 731 854 

Orion, No. 2 5 9 720 763 

Union 5 9 759 820 

Ideal 3 10 725 827 

Hippecanute 3 11 719 754 

Melrose, No. 2 3 11 737 796 

Unity 2 12 617 749 

The average leaders were : Hummel, Apollo, twelve games, 
181 ; Menninger, Apollo, twelve games, 178 ; Smith, Qui Viv^e, 
twelve games, 177. 

A sub-tournament began on February 23 and will run till 
April 24. 

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THE BELMONT HOUSE, 

\ 

^ Cor Belmont and Snedeker Avs., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

JOHN HALLER, Proprietor. 



I 



BOWLING ALLEYS. MEETING ROOMS 




BOWLING AlvLEYS. 

HEADQUAUTERS ECCENTRIC CLUB. 

J. C. STEINHEUSER, 

Ales, Wines, Liquors, Cigars 
2576 Fulton Street, 

Alabama Avenue 'L' Station, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



SCHIELLEIN'S ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 

Atlantic Avenue, Cor. Vermont Street, 

26th Ward. GEO. SCHIELLEIN, Prop. BROOKLYN 

Can be engaged for Target Excursions, Balls, Concerts, Festivals, Wedding 
Parties, Church Fairs and Theatrical Performances, at Reasonable Rates. 

Committees will do well to call before going elsewhere. 
A Stage with Fine Scenery Attached to the Hall. 

HALIvKR'S HARIVrONY HALL. 



Bowling Alleys, Meeting Room and Ball Boom 

2058 to 2062 Eastern Parkway, 

Near Sheffield Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

fine ales, wines, liquors and cigars, 
re^skrvoir house. 



CHARLES FREDERICK YOUNG, 

PROPRIETOR 

CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS 

Jamaica Av., Bet. Linwood and Essex Sts., Brooklyn. 
BOV/IvINO ALIvKYS AND NIKKTING ROOIvlS. 

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TWENTY-SIXTH WARD TOURNAMENT. 



Games Played on the Alleys of John Haller, J. C. 

Steinheuser, Mrs. Haller, C. F. Young, 

AND George Schielletn. 







Officers. — President, John Haller; Vice-President, C. Fred 
Young ; Secretary, Val. Theisen ; Treasurer, J. C. Steinheuser ; 
Manager, William B. Howard. 

The Tourney began January 9, and will finish April 22. 
The Twenty-sixth Ward Tourney is a unique organization from 
the fact that the games alternate on five different alleys. The Tour- 
ney has attracted considerable 
attention in the upper part of 
the city. Besides offering the 
free use of the alleys the propri- 
etors give the following prizes : 
Five gold medals to the winning 
team, bowling balls, silk umbrel- 
las, gold lockets and scarfpins. 

The Manhattan Bowling Club 
was selected by the Poard of 
Managers to represent the Tour- 
ney in the Standard Union 
Championship Tournament by 
reason of its big lead, and 
assured success in winning first 
prize. The club was organized 
August 8, 1880, at John Haller's 
Harmony Hall. The officers 
are : President, Charles Dowling ; Vice-President, James Skeggs, 
Sr.; Secretary, Paul C. Haller; Treasurer, Fred Osswald; Cap- 
tain, Ed. Hasse. The club has among its members Ed. Stein and 
W. Kennedy, of the Brooklyn Base Ball Club, both hard hitters at 
the pins. 

Their first experience in a tourney was on H. Lutgen's alleys, 
Fulton street and Classon avenue. Tied for first prize with the 
Monarchs, Monarchs taking the roll-off game by f oui teen pins. In 
the second Tourney of iSgo-'gi in the Twenty-sixth Ward, won tw^en- 
ty-six games out of thirty-two, took first prize with an average of 8 83, 
making the high score of 1,063. Entered Roos's Eastern Dis- 
trict Tourney in 1892, winning fourth prize. In 1894 entered the 
Flatbush Sub-tournament, winning all twelve games, first prize, 
837 average, capturing two individual and one spare prize. 




Ed, Hasse, 

of the Manhattan. 



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I1.KEPPLER. 



CO 




en 
en 
o 
(A 



LONG 1SLAND,NY 



M. KEPPLER 

SEEDSMAN 

AND 

FLORIST, 






Dealer in 



JJ.MlNUniHMSm 



Cor. Flushing and Woodward Avs. 



(METROPOLITAN P. O.) 

EAST WILLIAMSBURG, QUEENS CO., L. I., N. Y. 

GEORGE ROOS' ' 

Apollo Hall 

1437 # 1439 Gates Avenue, 



Near Knickerbocker Av., 



BROOKLYN 



Bowling Alley, Meeting Room and Bail Room. 
Fine Ales, Wines, Liquors and Cigars, 

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,,^^1^ 



ROOS'S EASTERN DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. 

Games Played on Apollo Hall Alleys, George Roos, 
Proprietor, 1437 Gates Avenue. 
Officers. — President, C. Brethaner; Vice-President, J. Eppig; 
Treasurer, J. Ammerman ; Secretary, F. X. Gehrling. 

Tourney began November 10, 1894; ended March 13, 1895. 
The Apollo Club was organized May 30, 1877, and is perhaps 
the best-known bowling organization in this country. It was the 

pioneer in the movement for 
tournament competitions, and 
has been active in the sport for 
more than fifteen years. In the 
Pilkington tournament of Har- 
lem in 1884, the club not only 
carried off the championship 
trophy, but all the individual 
prizes. It won the Grote Tour- 
nament Cup twice in succession, 
and became its absolute pos- 
sessor. In the famous Pomeroy 
Tournament of i886-'87 it won 
first 'prize without sustaining a 
single defeat. The club won first 
prize the two followdng years in 
the same tourney. In the Acad- 
emy Tournament of iS90-'9i it 
iefeated all the crack clubs, and again brought the championship to 
his city. In the American National of i89i-'92 they finished tie 
tvith the Spartan for first prize, but were defeated on the roll- off. 

The officers of the club are : President, Fred. Hummel ; Vice- 
-President, J. Williams ; Secretar^^ Fred. Krauss ; Treasurer and 
aptain, Martin Keppler. 

The team records of the tourney follows 

High 
Wnii. Lost. Avre. Score. 




Martin Keppler, 
of the Apollo. 



fVpolio 12 2 849 9-14 909 

Linden Grove 12 2 861 4-14 938 

Monarch 8 6 808 6-7 946 

Star 8 6 817 1-7 939 

Unknown 8 6 802 2-7 882 

3&W 8 6 796 2-7 847 

Bushwick 8 6 7b9 2-7 853 

Evergreen... . 7 7 805 3-7 S74 



Equal , 

Mystic. . 

Atlas 

Woodbine. 
Belvidere 

Clio 

Mutual. . . 



Won, 

7 



Lost Avrg. 



High 
Score. 



7 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 



803 4-7 

766 5-14 
744 1-14 
805 5-14 
768 1-14 
754 5-14 

767 5-7 



890 
837 
820 
921 
856 
846 
803 



The roll-off for first prize resulted in favor of Apollo. 
The high average leaders w^ere : 



Names. Clubs. 

A. Silver .Linden Grove, 

N. Thyne Linden Grove, 

H. Maass Monarch 

C. Hrethauer Apollo 

C, Werner Equal 

J. Wingenfeld Linden Grove. 

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Games. Average. 

14 182 5-7 

12 182 1-3 

12 181 1-12 

14 179 5-14 

14 179 4-7 

14 176 5-7 



High 
Score. 
244 
235 
211 
228 
202 
216 



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TRAINOR'S TWO-MEN TEAM TOURNAMENT. 

Games Played oin the alleys of Mr. Trainor (J. S. 

ALGEO, MANAGER), GATES AND REID AVENUES. 

Officers. — President, Samuel Oliver; Vice-President, T. 
Farrington ; Secretary, J. N. French ; Treasurer, J. S. Algeo. 

Tourney began November i6, 1894 ; ended January 14, 1895. 

The handsome alleys at the corner of Gates and Reid avenues 
tiave been the scene of many important events during the short 
Deriod of their existence. The charity tournament, which attract- 
ed the elite of the city, and the international match between the 
Victoria Rifles of Montreal and the America of Newark, were 
rolled on these alleys and gave the place a national reputation. 

The two-men Team Tourney was a modest beginning, but its 
success was the more noticeable on that account. There were 
ive-team prizes ; Dobbie and Twiddy winning first, Walters and 
VToller second, Reed and Williamson third, Cooper and Farrington 
lourth, Miller and Oliver fifth. The average prize winners were : 
Walters, first, 174, 14 games; Cooper, second, 171, 14 games; 

^ulf, third, 168, 14 games. The team records follow : 

High 
Won. Lost. Avge. Score. 

Dobbie and Twiddy 13 1 332 364 

Walters and Moller 12 2 342 385 

Reed and WiUiamson 11 3 322 435 

Cooper and Farrington 10 4 334 383 

Miller and OUver 8 6 303 350 

Ruff and Sheldon 7 7 316 364 

Rogers and Glover 7 7 306 359 

Leonard and Jacobs 6 8 296 335 

Stutz and Krippendorf ...... 6 8 273 310 

Taylor and Ruwe 5 9 300 337 

Weyant and Rockwell 5 9 287 331 

Sharkey and Griffin 5 9 235 348 

Taylor and French 4 10 277 338 

Van Pelt and Randall 4 10 268 338 

Hubbard and Ayres 2 12 270 315 

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BOEMERMANN'S TWO-MEN TEAM TOURNEY. 

rAMES PLAYED ON THE ALLEYS OF GEORGE BOEMER- 
MANN, 1155 and I157 FULTON STREET. 
Officers.— President, F. A. Oatman ; Vice-President, T. H. 
liver; Secretary-, H. E. Brown; Treasurer, George Boemer- 
lann. 

Tourney began January 7, 1895 ; ended March 7, 1895. 
The FrankUn alleys have been the scene of many notable 
latch games, but never till this season had a tournament been 

held. The success of the 
undertaking was instantan- 
eous, and led to the forma- 
tion of a three-men team 
tourney which began the 
early part of the present 
month. Credit is due to 
Horace E. Brown, the secre- 
tary and manager of the 
tourney, for the well-nigh 
perfect management. 

The best record game for 
two men was rolled by Kelly 
and Lovett, a total of 449 pins. 
The team finished with the 
highest average. The tour- 
ney resulted in a tie for first 
and third prizes, and on the 
roll off Frese and Cadieu 
ad Meyer and Walters were successful. 

The prize winners were as follows: First Team, Frese and 

adieu ; second, J. and H. Boemermann ; third, Meyer and 

Walters ; fourth, Kelly and Lovett ; fifth, E. Maass and Gabriel. 

[igh team score prize, Kelly and Lovett 

elly ; spare prize, Moller. 

The team records follow ; 

Won. 

Frese and Cadieu 11 

H. and J. Boemermann 11 

Walters and W. Meyer 10 

E. Maass and Gabriel 10 

Kelly and Lovett 10 

Jones and Moller 9 

Oliver and Fagan 8 

H. Meyer and Weir 7 

Kiihl and Bruns .. 7 

J. Boemermann and Lakeman ... 5 

Moller and Moses 4 

Hecker and Knoble 4 

Rahe and Cornish 3 

Elfers and Miles 3 

Rose and Adickes 3 

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Horace E. 
Manager of 



Brown, 
Tonrnev. 



tt; 11 


idividual 


average, 




Team 


High 


Lost. 


Average. 


Score. 


3 


327 


■674: 


3 


339 


376 


4 


334 


385 


4 


325 


373 


4 


352 


449 


5 


337 


366 


6 


325 


389 


7 


327 


393 


7 


319 


356 


9 


315 


384 


10 


286 


322 


10 


300 


358 


11 


298 


329 


11 


282 


386 


11 


256 


326 



KINGS COUNTY TOURNAMENT. 

Officers.— President, Nic. Meyer; Vice-President, J. Leister;^ 

Secretary, John Skellyaj 
Treasurer, A. Gaetzner. I 

Tourney began November 
2, i8q4; ended February i, 
1S95. 

The Templeton Bowling 
Club was organized Septem- 
ber, 1 89 1, and has been 
prominent in Eastern Dis- 
trict bowling circles. The 
club won first prize in the 
Kings County Tourney last 
season and second prize irJ 
Roos's Eastern District Tour ' 
ney in 1 893. Its officers are : 
President, John J. Skelly 
Jr.; Vice - President, Fred 
Herberger ; Secretary, R 
Captain, Wm. Breitenbach 




William Breitenbach, 
of the Templeton. 



Wirth ; Treasurer, N. Hasenstab ; 
Sergeant-at-Arms, John Hasenstab. 

The individual prize winners were : 
Paulsen. 

The team records follow : 

Won. 

Bowlers' Home 18 

Templeton 12 

Ravenswood 11 

Bright Star :... 11 

Johnson 7 

Bismarck. . . 6 

Long Island 6 

Standard 4 

Live Oaks 2 



i\ Menninger, 


Weitzel 


Team 
Lost. Average. 
3 860 


High 

Score. 

924 


4 811 


906 


5 823 


903 


5 818 


921 


9 804 


884 


10 807 


898 


10 750 


887 


12 759 


858 


14 700 


881 



anc 



DALY'S TOURNAMENT. 

Eastern District. 
Officers: President, Robert Wirth; Secretary, H. J. Hen- 
ning; Treasurer, H. Biermann. 

Tourney began October 20, 1894 ; ended January 4, 1895 



Won. Lost. Avr. 

Fidelia 9 1 866 

Oriental 8 2 829 

Templeton 8 2 808 

Bowlers' Home. 7 3 818 

Stages 5 5 736 

St. Nicholas 7 3 790 



High 

Score. 

892 
907 
887 
854 
801 
861 



Won Lost. Avr. 

Bismarcks 4 6 796 

Excelsior 4 6 735 

Capital 3 7 760 

14th Ward 2 8 725 

Confectioners... 1 9 749 



Hig 
Scon 

78 
80 
84 
78' 
74 



The roll-off for second prize resulted in favor of Oriental, anc 
the roll-off for fourth prize in favor of Bowlers' Home. 

The individual prize winners were : A. Wagner, first average 
W. Amann, second : Stumpfel, third ; Bierman, fourth ; Daly 
fifth. 

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ARLINGTON NATIONAL TOURNAMENT. 

rAMES Played on the Alleys of Henry Boemermann, 
Gates and Nostrand Avenues. 

Officers: President, H. Maass ; Treasurer, H. Boemermann ; 

ecretary, H. E. Brown. 

Tourney began February 25, 1895, and will be completed May 

S, 1895. 

The iVrlington Hall alleys have a national reputation, owing to 

le fact that the highest five-men team score ever rolled in this city 

■as made there. The score was 1,102, and was rolled by the Fear- 

•ss Club in June, 1S90. 

The fifteen clubs engaged in this tourney are making a good 

jcord. The contest will not conclude till May 16, 1895, so that the 

^cords given below are incomplete. They are up to and including 

pril I : 

Won. Lost. Average. High Score. 

Alert 5 1 805 860 

Monarch 5 8 839 892 

Linden Grove... 5 3 821 887 

Templeton 4 2 804 869 

Brookhm 8 1 841 901 

United Light 3 1 796 834 

Regent 6 6 801 849 

Schellers 5 5 779 852 

Arlington 8 3 839 945 

Boemermann's 3 8 8H2 927 

Actives 3 3 796 849 

Sandford 1 3 767 812 

Marion.. 1 8 752 766 

Nonesuch 1 7 741 794 

Hippecanute 4 740 757 



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PROSPECT HALL TOURNAMENT. 
Officers. — President, W. Dains; Secretary, W. F. Brown; 

Treasurer, J. KoUe. Tourney 
began December 3, 1S94 ; ended 
March 4, 1395. 

Austin, Nichols & Co. Bowl- 
ing Club, as its name implies, is 
composed of the employees of 
that well-known house, and was 
organized in 1891. The officers 
are : President, W. Dains ; Sec- 
retary and Treasurer, R. A. Let- 
son; Captain, C. Woolnough. 
The Club led from beginning to 
end in'the Prospect ^Hall Tour- 
ney. 

,. ,,. The individual prize winners 

of the A.,N."S: Co. were: Barnes. Kelly. Con'oon 

■eForest, Tiedeman, Brown. The team records follow 

Aver- High 

Won. Lost. age. Score. 

Austin, Nichols & Co 16 4 781 ^:^ol 

Vigilant U 6 779 824 

Thistle 1'^ 7 765 ?>42 

United Light 12 8 755 832 

Salamander 11 9 768 816 

Regent 11 9 759 885 

Windsor 11 9 756 842 

Aurora 9 11 712 794 

Atlantic 6 14 741 865 

Jerome 4 16 770 718 

Atalanta 3 17 665 792 




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THE INDIVIDUAL RECORD. 
Charles J. Walters, of the Reinecke bowling Clue 

The record game of the season of iS94-'95 was rolled by Cha* 
J. Walters, of the Reinecke Bowling Club, in the Gondran Brool 
lyn Tournament, on February 5, 1S95. 

Mr. Walters became a member of the Reinecke BowHng Clu 
shortly preceding the opening of the present season. His skill an 

earnest work, combined wit 
a genial disposition, soo 
made him a favorite. H 
was placed on the team e 
tered in the Carruthers N 
tional. It was his first exp 
rience in a five-men tea 
Tourney, but a c q u i 1 1 e 
himself like a veteran, 
not only led his team, b 
stood fourth on the list 
high average bowlers at t 
completion of the Toume 
with a record of 171. 

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who were present when M 
Walters rolled the recoH 
game, claim that it was t 

best exhitition of bowlin 
witnessed in this city. There was no uncertainty about any of th 
strikes. They were made from the headpin, and the sweep was as 
clean as the most critical could desire. The game, which will have 
an historic interest, is given in detail : 

Frames. 

XXXX X X XX X XX — ^ 

Walters 80 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 2' 

At the annual dinner of the bowlers of Gondran's Toumamem 
on the evening of April 2, 1895, Mr. Walters was the recipient of a 
•handsome gold watch in recognition of his skill. President Charl 
H. Ebbets made the presentation. 

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NIAGARA TOURNAMENT. 

Games Played on the alleys of Henry Sump, No. 441 

Court Street. 

Officers. — President, Fred Beinert ; Secretary, H. McDon- 
nell ; Treasurer, Joseph Lau- 
benberger. 

Tourney began November 
.* ifc^^ ^ ^9, 1894; ended January 21, 

0- 1895. The Bergen Hill 

Bowling Club was organ- 
ized in 1S92. The officers 
are as follows : President and 
Captain, J. Tegeler ; Secre- 
tary, H. Schroeder; Treas- 
urer, M. Seebeck. The Club 
won first prize in the Niag- 
ara Tourney in 1893, and is 
an active organization. 
J Tegeler '^^^ individual prize win- 

of the Bergen Hill. ners were : John Wohltjen, 

C. Schmielan, J. S. Co wen, J. Lechtrecker. 

The team records follow : 

High 

Won. Lost. Score. 

Bergen Hill, No. i 8 2 889 

Kings County, No. i 7 3 829 

Always Dr>^ 6 4 929 

Friday Night 6 4 888 

Unique, No. 1 5 5 865 

CHnton 5 5 824 

Casino 4 6 898 

Unique, No. 2 5 5 827 

Bergen Hill, No. 2 4 6 770 

Manhattan 3 7 773 

Kings County, No. 2 2 8 767 

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Bedford and Madison avenues. 



Committee.— M. GoodersoD, Chairman ; E. G. Holste, W. T. 
Goundie. 

Tournament began November 3, 1S94; ended February 16, 
1S95. 

Team 

No. Captain 

1....J. H. McClement 

M. Goodersou 

R. Morse 

J. Beard 

Geo. Tonkin 

Thomas Rice 

Geo. M. Halsey 

The roll off for first prize resulted in favor of Team No i . 

Highest average, Gooderson, 17S; high score, Gooderson, 242; 

greatest number of spares and strikes, Gooderson, respectively, 64 

and 32. 

Prize winners, M. Gooderson, D. W. Robertson, J. Beard, H. 

Morse, W. L. Scofield and T. J. Stevens. 

CARLETON CLUB. 



Won. 

8 


Lost. 
4 


Team 
Avrge, 
Til 


High 
Score. 
754 


8 


4 


729 


802 


7 


5 


733 


788 


6 


6 


720 


780 


5 


i 


705 


7^4 


4 


8 


699 


795 


4 


8 


679 


742 



Sixth and St. Mark's avenues. 



Committee. — R. J, Simes, Chairman ; H. S. Dollard, C. H. 

Ebbets. 

Tournament began December 13, 1S94 ; ended March 7, 

I ^ ':) ; , 

Team High 

Team. Captain. Won, Lost, Avrge. Score. 

Crimson . . C. H. Ebbets 7 1 789 788 

Blue W. C, Lincoln , . . 6 2 734 767 

Orange. . . ,H. S. Dollard ... 5 3 728 834 

Red J. Prankish 5 3 723 816 

Lavender.]. S. Van Siclen.. 4 4 727 780 

Yellow.. . ,C. M. Frost 3 5 702 817 

Pink R. J. Simes 3 5 692 761 

PLirple....E,R. Newhall.... 2 6 702 771 

Maroon. . ,C. W. Wheeler. . . 1 7 686 727 

Prize winner, Lincoln ; high average, 171 ; high score. 220. 

In the Inter-Club League Tourney Captain Ebbets offered a 
prize to the member scoring the greatest number of pins on spares. 
The donor had the best record, a percentage of S^. but presented 
the prize to John Stoner, who had the next best record, a per- 
centage of 8|. 

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COLUMBIAN CLUB. 

HANSON PLACE AND PORTLAND AVENUE. 

Committee.— W. H. Moffit, Chairman; Paul O'Brien, Dr. W. 
J. Corcoran, E. J. Graham, James C. Wilson. 

Tourney began January 7, 1895 ; ended February 25, 1895. 



Team. 


Captain. 


Won. 


Lost. 


Team 
Av'ge. 


High 
Score 


Diamond. . 


. .E. J. Kenny. . . . 


8 


1 


699 


734 


Emerald. . . 


..P. J. Skelly 


6 


3 


709 


837 


Onyx 


..C. J. Joyce 


6 


3 


690 


747 


Garnet .... 


. ..T. A. York 


5 


4 


689 


723 


Sapphire . . 


. . W. J. Corcoran. 


5 


4 


674 


769 


Ruby 


. -D. Tudee 


5 


4 


637 


734 


Opal 


..H. A. York .... 


4 


5 


673 


788 


Amathyst. . 


..P. J. O'Connor. 


3 


6 


669 


782 


Pearl 


. . J. J. Langan . . . 


3 


6 


662 


722 


Intaglio . . . 


. .James C. Wilson 


2 


7 


661 


719 



Prize winners: J. C. Wilson, Moffit badge, high score, 243 
also spare prize. 



KNICKERBOCKER FIELD CLUB, 



Flat BUSH, 



Committee.— Frederick Webster, I. U. Silleck, A. B. Cathn, 
R. Wilkins, William Holmes. 

Tourney began December 17, 1894; ended March 21, 1895. 



Team. Captain. 

Purple... E. H. Driggs. . . . 
. .C. Bollinger, Jr . 
. .T. A. Moorehead 

..I. U. Silleck 

..F. R. Boocock .. 
..T. Catlin 



Red.. 
Brown 
Pink . 
White. 
Green. 
Blue.. 



..J. P. Crosby 3 



Won. 


Lost. 


Team 
Av'ge. 


High 
Score. 


10 


4 


720 


796 


10 


4 


739 


805 


9 


5 


751 


799 


9 


5 


720 


824 


8 


6 


730 


828 


6 


8 


709 


800 


3 


11 


700 


751 


2 


12 


708 


806 



Yellow. . .Theo. Maynard . . 

Individual high score, William Maynard, 208 ; individual high 
average, F. S. O'Neil, 160. 

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LINCOLN CLUB. 

63 and 65 PUTNAM AVENUE. 

Social Committee. — Frank Sittig, chairman Bowling Depart- 
ment. 

Tourney began January 7, 1894; ended February 27, 1895. 

Team Team High 

No. Captain. Won, Lost. Avrge. Score. 

12 . . . Lovell 11 3 781 882 

11....01mstead 11 3 777 824 

2....Purdy 10 4 777 894 

10 . . . Urquhart 9 5 lUS 828 

8. . . . Waterburv 8 6 772 877 

18. . . . Marshall. ^ 8 6 7ol 848 

5.... Sittig 7 7 748 847 

4 .. Swanev 7 7 728 806 

14 . . . Riggs ^ 6 8 753 879 

9 . . Butler 6 8 732 830 

6....Fetterolf B 8 731 784 

1 ...Young 6 8 711 769 

7 . . . Bannister 5 9 735 852 

15 .. Rossen 3 11 688 752 

3... H. M. Jacobs 2 12 723 773 

The roll-off for first team prize resulted in favor of Team 
No. 12. Team No. 2 won third prize. 

The individual records were: High average, Purdy, 183 ; hand- 
icap average, Morris, 199 ; high score, Parsons, 235 ; handicap high 
score, Smith, 250. 



MONTAUK CLUB. 

Eighth Avenue and Lincoln Place. 

Cjmmittee. Frank C. Swan, H. B. Delatour, Frank H. 
Davol. 

Tournament began November i, 1894 ; ended April 4, 1895. 

The records given below do not include the last series, in 
which Teams 2, 5, 7, 9 and 12 participated. 

Won. 



Team No. Ca tain. 

12 H. B. Delatour.... 

8 L. Moody 

11 R. F. Griggs 

4 W. N. Peak 

10 H. B. Henson... 

5 \V. Burtenshaw. . 



Lost. High Score. 



2 C. O. Gates 

1 W. A. Hall 

3 1. L. Allen 

7 C. Ferret 

6 F. J. Griswold..... 4 

9 D. Hunt 

Team No. 12 won first team prize and Team No. 8 second team 
prize on the roll- off . Team No. 8 had the high team average, 723. 

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8 


2 


8;ji 


7 


4 


826 


7 


4 


799 


6 


5 


790 


6 


5 


750 


5 


5 


800 


5 


5 


762 


5 


6 


896 


5 


6 


766 


4 


6 


734 


4 


7 


786 


1 


8 


748 



UNION LEAGUE CLUB. 

Bedford Avknuk and Dean Street. 
Committee — A. Edmonstone, G. B. Jones, E. W. Scarborough. 
Totiniament began January 4 ; ended March 29. 

Team Team High 

No. Captain, Won. Lost. Av'age. Score. 

3. ... A. Edmonstone 12 4 78:-5 831 

8. . . . W. J. Harding 10 6 739 880 

6. . . . E. W. Scarborough. . 10 6 728 807 

1....G. B. Jones 9 7 737 801 

9....W. F. P\iller 9 7 697 804 

4....J. H. Bunoughs 8 8 710 741 

r)....T. E. Quinn 7 9 732 819 

7....R. B. Robbins 5 11 719 762 

2 .... R. Lounsbery 2 14 670 746 

Prize winners : E. N. Searles, high score, 223 ; T. E. Quinn, 
high average, 16S ; improved average, G. B. Jones, James Mc- 
Grayne, C. W. Seamans, W. Burton, John H. Donnelly, E. L. 
Gwaihmey, B. C. Miller, E. C. Fuller, C. Bosworth. 

MONTAUK CLUB CHALLENGE CUP. 

The members of the Montauk Club have given evidence of their 
devotion to the game of ten-pins by placing in competition a hand- 
some silver trophy to be contested for by the 
J^W'^^^^^^^.r^ various clubs in the Inter- Club League. The 
cup is valued at $500, and the money was 
subscribed by the members of the Montauk 
Club. The first game was played November 
23, 1S93, Hanover being the challenging 
^^^fMr^j^T club, and won by scores of 1,642 to 1,576. 
Union League won the cup from Hanover 
Montauk Club Chal- on December 16, 1893; scores, 1,600 to 1,558. 
LENGE Cup. On March 14, 1S94, Carleton played Union 
League, but was defeated; scores, 1,637 to 1,597. Montauk was the 
next challenger, playing the Union League April 2, 1894, and again 
Union League triumphed; sc:;res, 1,654 to 1,544. Montauk made 
another unsuccessful effort on December 14, 1894, Union League 
winning by scores of i, 598 to i, 541. Lincoln was the next challenger 
and the game, played February 9, 1S95, resulted in their favor; 
scores, 1,599 to 1,512. Lincoln easily vanquished Autora Grata, who 
were the challengers, on March 19, 1895, b}^ scores of 1,662 to 1,457. 
Montauk played Lincoln April i, 1895 ; scores, Lincoln, 1,601 ; Mon- 
tauk, 1,515. 

Y. M. C. A. BOWLING LEAGUE. 

Section A. Won. Lost. Average. High Score. 

Central 16 8 8(.0 974 

Bedford 14 8 788 880 

Twenty-sixth Ward.. 4 18 741 843 

Section B. Won. Lost. Average. High Score. 

Bedford 10 6 725 b'SS 

Central 6 8 711 760 

T\yenty-sixth Ward.. 6 8 684 782 

Section A consists of twenty-four games ; Section B, sixteen 
games. Remaining games were rolled April 5 and 6, 1895. 

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DIRECTORY OF PROMINENT BOWLING CLUBS. 

iAdelphi Bowling Club.— Organized September, 1S91. Bowls 
every Friday night on Henry Blohm's alleys, M^-rtle and Sum- 
ner avenues. Officers : President, James Scully ; Vice-Presi- 
dent, Charles S. Moore ; Secretary and Treasurer, Edw. D. 
Krusa; Captain, George M. Williams; Lieut. -Captam, Wilham 
Gaynor. 

Alert Bowling Club.— Organized September, 1S94. Bowls every 
Friday night on Franklin alleys, 11 5 5 Fulton street. Officers: 
President, E. M. Arnold; Vice-President and Secretary, W. F. 
Fiero ; Treasurer, H. R. Maccaffil; Captain, Herbert H. Allaire. 

Annex Bowling Club.— Organized February 22, 1888. Bowls 
every Saturday night on C. F. Young's Reservoir House alleys, 
Jamaica avenue, between Linwood and Essex streets. Officers: 
President, Valentine Theisen ; Secretary. Anthony Collin; 
Treasurer, Andrew Weber. 

Aurora Bowling Club.— Organized October i, 1893. Bowls every 
Tuesday night on the "Oak Alleys," 460 Fifth avenue. Offi- 
cers: President, Dave Henry; Vice-President, William Duval; 
Secretary, Chris. Norregaard; Treasurer, Frank Ruhlman; 
Captain, D. K. McEvoy. 

Aurora Bowling Club No. 2.— Organized October 11, 1893. 
Bowls every Wednesday night at 997 Broadway. Officers: 
President, Frank X. McCaffrey; Vice-President, Wm. Seigrist; 
Secretary, H. W. Seiter ; Treasurer and Scorer, George H. 
Walters; Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dunn; Captain, John 
Fagan. 

Belmont Bow^ling Clttb.— Organized December 12, 1894. Bowds 
every Wednesday night at Belmont Hall, Belmont and Sned- 
eker avenues. Officers: President, H. Corduan ; Vice-Pres- 
ident, J. Fisher; Secretary, C. A. Matty; Treasurer, D. 
Gray ; Sergeant-at-Arms, G. Reiff ; Captain, J. Rolings. 

Belvidere Bowling Club.— Organized October, 1891. Bowls every 
Tuesday night at Chris. Dohne's, Broadw^ay and Myrtle avenue. 
Officers: President, J. D. Troehliet ; Treasurer; J. C. Hoertz; 
Secretary, A. Stolting ; Sergeant-at-Arms, W. Hanse ; Captain, 
Oscar Gregorius. 

Bergen Hill Bowling Club.— Organized September, 1893. Bowls 
every Monday night at Central Hall. 217 Court street. Officers : 
President, John Tegeler ; Secretary, H. Schroeder ; Trustee, 
H. Seebek. 

Brunswick Bowling Club.— Organized 1891. Bowls every Friday 
night at 318 Union street. Officers : President, M. J. Tierney ; 
Treasurer, M.J. Byrne ; Financial Secretary, J. F. Rayney ; 
Recordmg Secretary, W. J. Connors; Corresponding Secre- 
tary, M. P. Zepf ; Captain, J. T. Connors, 

Climax Bowling Club.— Organized 1885. Bowds every Saturday 
night at W. K. Bader's, 600 Fulton street. Officers : President, 
W. A. See; Secretar3% H. Calder; Captain, C. G. Auerbach. 

Clim Bim Bowling Club.— Organized November 19, 1894. Bowls 
every Tuesday afternoon at Belmont Hall, Belmont and Sned- 
eker avenues. Officers : President, B. T. Eschmann ; Vice- 
President, N. E. Tiedeman ; Treasurer, John Haller ; Secre- 
tary, J. Behrmann ; Manager, F. A. Eschmann. 

Eccentric Bowling Club.— Organized December 31, 1887. Bowls 
every Tuesday and Thursday nights, at Steinheuser's, 2576 
Fulton street. Officers: President, H. G. Steinheuser ; First 

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Vice-President, J. B. Moore; Second Vice-President, H. Roe-| 
bling ; Secretary, J. C. Steinheuser ; Financial Secretary, Dan 
Ermete ; Treasnrer, F. Iffinger ; Scrgeant-at-Arms, John 
Schwartz. 

Echo Bowling Cluu. — Organized May, 1SS3 Bowls every Tues-i 
day night at Elephant Club House, 141 1 Fulton street. Offi-| 
cers : President, W. J. Pell; Vice-President, J. H. Brown 
Treasurer, G. D. Webber; Secretary, Thos. Curtis; Captain, 
W. B. Sellers. 

Fearless Bowling Club, — Organized November 5. 1SS9. Bowlsj 
at Bedford Branch, Y. M. C. A. Officers: President, Wm. J. 
Dains ; Vice-President, J. M. Donald; Treasurer H. A. 
Meht : Secretary, F. H. Aukamp ; Captain, George McElroy. 

Glen MORE Bowling Cluh. — Organized December i, 1894. Bowls 
every F'riday night at Belmont Hall, Belmont and Snedeker 
avenues. Officers : President, B. Eschmann; Vice-President, 
JohnHaller; Secretary, F. Eschmann; Financial Secretary, 
A. Sohmiller ; Treasurer, J. Sattler ; Captain, F. Batch ; 

Manhattan Bowling Club — Organized February 3, 1882. Bowls ; 
every Tuesday night at Hallers, Eastern Parkway and Shef- ■ 
field street. Officers: President, Chas. J. Dowling • Vice- j 
President, James Skegg, Sr. ; Secretary, Paul C. Haller ; ] 
Treasurer, Ferdinand Osswald I 

Park Bowling Club. — Organized November, 1S90. Bowls every] 
Thursday night at Fred Fuchs', Seventh avenue and Ninth 
street. Officers : President, George Brickelmeier ; Vice-Presi- ; 
dent, P. J. Donoliue ; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Taylor ; 
Captain, A. J. Bushong. 

Pin Knight Bowling Club. — Organized April 14, 1S74; incorpor- 
ated October I S, 1890. Bowls every Wednesday night at Blohm's, [ 
Myrtle and Sumner avenues. Officers: President, V. R. Wil- 
cox ; Vice-President, E. C. Haas ; Treasurer, Aug. Grosch ; ■', 
Secretary, Arthur Keller ; Captain, Dan Welsh. 

Pin Splitter Bowling Club. — Organized Decembers, 1S93. Bowls ' 
every Friday night at Acorn Alleys, 991 Fulton street. Offi- 
cers : President, Ronald Taylor ; Treasurer, A E. Taylor ; ■ 
Secretary, Howard Wood; Captain, F. H. Wood. ; 

Prospect Bowling Club. — Organized 18S2. Bowls every Wednes- 
day night at Gondran & Heard, Fifth avenue and Fourteenth 
street. Officers: President, J. T. Breen ; Secretary and Treas- 
urer, E. E. Flynt ; Captain, George Mason. 

Qui Vive Bowling Club. — Organized 18S5. Bowls every Friday 
night at Gondran & Heard, Fifth avenue and Fourteenth 
street. Officers: President, J. Gauss; Secretary and Treas- 
urer, E. Klucken ; Captain, R. Klucken. 

Reinecke Bowling Club.— Organized Seotember 25, 1S85. Bowls 
every Tuesday night at Central House, No. i Myrtle avenue. 
Officers: President, F. Ilseman ; Secretary and Treasurer, E. 
Kruse; Captain, D. W. Roche. 

Salamander Bowling Club. — Organized 1S89. Bowls every Mon- 
day night at Gondran & Heard, Fifth avenue and Fourteenth 
street. Officers: President, H. L. Ruth ; Vice-President, C. 
W. Powell; Secretary and Treasurer, M. Lichtenstein ; Cap- 
tain, W. Lougheed. 

Waldorf Bowling Club.— Organized 1893. Bowls every Monday 
night at 351 Tomphins avenne. Officers: President, William 
Kling; Vice-President, H. Drucker ; Secretary and Treasurer, 
Alex. Thomson; Captain. J. H. Folk. 

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